The Tale of Kursed
By Juliano AKA: Another Anime Guy
Prelude:
It has been many long years since Krystal, now known as Kursed has left the one who loved her more than anything else that came before. She is on a mission to bring in money and to build a new reputation which she had lost after making a dangerous and costly choice . . . Our story follows the events after she leaves her formal lovers rival.
Chapter 1: New Beginnings
Far away in the vast reaches of space, a ship glides onward as if searching for something or a meaning, "The coordinates seem to be correct" thought the pilot of the ship as she looked into her onboard satellite computer. The light on the left side showing the ID of the ship ahead showed that it is not the ship she was looking for. "I guess one bounty lost isn't the end of the world, . . . and besides, . . . he wasn't worth much anyway" thought the young fox. She turned the craft into auto - pilot and sat back in her chair as she ran her fingers through her long blue hair. The light from the stars and planets around her illuminated her blue fur and the necklace she wore on her neck.
As she sat back she looked at her reflection on the window of the ship and thought about why she was doing what she is doing. A tear falls down her cheek as she goes into her spacesuit and pulls out a picture of what appears to be another fox with a big smile on his face with the words "Always and Forever" written on the side. "Was it all worth it? . . ." She thought. "INCOMING TRANSMISSON" shouted her onboard computer. "Let them through," shouted the fox. A white screen came down from the craft and a figure appeared.
The figure was that of a small raccoon looking creature. With dark brown fur and wearing what appeared to be big round sunglasses. The raccoon clear his throat and began to speak. " Greetings Kursed . . ." The fox cut him off at mid sentence saying "No I didn't get the man you wanted" The raccoon raised his paw "I have something better than that. And it is guaranteed to put a smile on that pretty face of yours." Rolling her eyes she replied, " don't go there. And what is it this time?" The raccoon smiled and said, "This one here is worth 2 million Utaras (Universal Currency) alive and zero dead" The fox's eyes widened as she spoke with her mouth open. "Who is this person? And who would put such a price on them?" she said in astonishment. "A very rich and angry businessman." He replied.
"His name is Neveo. Better known as Neveo the Rebel in this part of the galaxy" The name sounded familiar but for some reason did not ring any bells. "Do they have a picture of this guy, rebel, person?" The raccoon gave a nasty smile and said in a hushed tone "Oooh yes . . . and I think you are going to be very interested in what you see my dear." "Bring him on the screen." She said sternly. The screen began to shiver as it downloaded the image requested. And when it did, she almost fell out her seat. "What is he?" she stuttered as she looked at the face of a species she had never seen before. "He is a human. And a very brave and determined one too" "But I thought the human race was extinct?" Kursed asked as she quickly composed herself.
"Well . . . from what others said and this picture suggests, . . . apparently not" said the raccoon in a very dull tone. "They lived in a far away galaxy known as the Milky Way before it was destroyed by that guy Andross . . . Everyone presumed that they had been eradicated but animals have stated that some have started popping up as far as Venom. But no one knows how though" Kursed carefully examined the face of this new bounty. What was obvious about him was his facial features. His skin had a brownish complexion and his hair was jet black and thick. His cheeks looked smooth and there appeared to be no fur. What caught her attention immediately was his very dark brown eyes and the smile on his face. "He may be a different species. But he isn't half bad looking. Actually, he is kind of cute when you look at him."
The raccoon let out a laugh and said " oh how cute. But don't let him fool you. He is more clever then he appears." "How clever can he be if his whole species got wiped out by that crazy monkey?" she said with her eyebrows raised. "Lets just say this" He cleared his thought with a cough and said "every bounty hunter who went after him . . .never came back, and when they did, they came back in very small boxes." "It could be worse." Replied kursed as she picked up claw filler and began smoothing the claws on her feet.
"And I suppose your going to charm and sweet talk your way into getting him?" He said with a sarcastic tone. "That's always a possibility. And it is me who decides the methods I use to get what I want. And I always get what I want" she said with a cold attitude. "Well . . . if your finished. I would like to send you the coordinates of where this young man was last seen hanging around." The computer began to ping loudly as it transferred the information. All of a sudden, a map showed up that showed a planet that was close to her current location. "He isn't that far away from here. I should be able to catch him before he runs off." She replied as she revved up the engine to begin a faster flight. "Kursed . . ." The raccoon looked at her, but this time with an extremely serious look, which was not something one would see with a personality like his.
"Do be careful. We do not know what his species is capable of and what knowledge and secrets their civilization may have or why Andross considered them such a threat" Kursed gave a light chuckle and replied in a confident tone. "He can't be that dangerous. After all, he's just a human" The raccoon looked down and spoke in a low tone "That's what the others said . . ." The screen went blank and moved back into the top of the compartment above the cockpit. The only noises that could be heard were kursed's soft breathing and the low hum of the accelerated engine.
She got out her chair and placed the silver filler back on the table to the right and slowly moved to the eating area. How bad can he be? She thought to herself. But the words "just a human" echoed in her head as if it were an omen of warning. She opened the door to her room and pulled on her black leather boots that were complimented by her form fitting cyber suit. "All that's left are these" she spoke out loud as she grabbed the yellow utility belt and a plain purple scarf. The blaster she used was still on the counter. She looked at the reflection of her face on the guns silver surface. Finally, she picked it up, placed it in the holster and spoke out loud. "So here the hunt begins."